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Python Software Foundation Rule

Embedded distribution: third-party packages are part of the application

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Kind
Deployment
Statement
Using Python on Windows, section 4.2: the embeddable package is a ZIP file with a minimal Python environment intended to act as part of another application rather than to be accessed directly by end users. Third-party packages should be installed by the application installer and treated as part of the application ("vendoring"). The redistributing vendor therefore owns the licence notices for CPython and every vendored package. (page undated; as published on 2026-09-27)
Applies when
Shipping Python inside a Windows application using the embeddable package.
Applies to
Python embeddable package for Windows (3.5 and later).
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